Sunday 13 April 2014

Things that have made me happy lately


I've been in a bit of a blog slump lately.  My draft folder is full of half-written posts and ideas, but I can't seem to get anywhere with them and, although I'm proud of some of what I've written lately (I loved finally finishing the Music & Misery post, after months of writing a bit at a time), there's a lot that I'm not so keen on.  So, in an effort to break the slump, here are some things that have made me happy...

1. This cheery postcard.

2. A lovely lunch and tour of Nottingham with Laura of Make Do & Mend.

3. A fun sushi date with The Boy (who was most taken with his first experience of vegan sushi).

4. The programme for Hay Festival 2014 being released - only six weeks to go and I can't wait!

5. Another lovely lunch and shopping trip with B & E of Make, Do & Spend, on which I bought the most perfect summer sandals (which is basically the holy grail of my shopping trips - I'm obsessed with my shoes all being entirely plain and one exact shade of brown).

6. Bumping into old friends.

7. The end of term - hooray for two weeks off!

8. Finally cracking on with book five of the A Song Of Ice & Fire.  At over 900 pages long, it's quite a commitment, but The Girl and I have established a Twitter #GoTBookclub to read along together.

9. Preparing for a trip to Glasgow this week (and a meet-up with Sarah and Elise.  I am becoming quite social in my old age).

10.  Tattoo excitement - only 10 more days to wait!  Although I had a horrible anxiety dream last night about the design, so...

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  1. I am SO looking forward to meeting you!

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    1. Me too! (looking forward to meeting you, not to meeting myself. That would be weird)

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  2. Having finished book 5 of the GoT sequence, I'd recommend you persevere! After book 4 (which was a bit of a grind.....), book 5 was a welcome relief, as there's quite a lot of action (and my fave characters made a welcome return).

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    1. I'm about 500 pages in and am loving it now! Took a while to get going but boy was it worth it.

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  3. Those kinds of postcards are so lovely, the bright colour and text really can cheer you up.

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  4. Ooh, all so exciting! Hope you enjoyed Glasgow - I think I left the day before you were all meeting :( . And I really must get on with book 4 of GoT,so I can catch up with everyone else!!

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    1. Oh no, what bad timing :( I really loved Glasgow, it was so nice to have a native to show me round.

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